ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 349891
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| Date: | Friday 5 January 2024 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-29 |
| Owner/operator: | Ukrainian Air Force |
| Registration: | |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | -
 Ukraine
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| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | |
On 5 January 2024, a Ukrainian Air Force MiG-29 of the 114th Tactical Aviation Brigade was lost while performing a combat mission. The pilot, Vladyslav Zalistovskyi, callsign "Blue Helmet" was killed. Zalistovskyi was 23 years old. He had graduated from Ivan Kozhedub National Air Force University in 2021.
Russian affiliated sources report that the aircraft was not shot down by forces of the Russian Federation, rather proclaim that the aircraft crashed while in flight, possibly due to pilot error or technical failure. Furthermore, a MiG-29 is not mentioned in the Daily Russian Ministry of Defence briefings for this day.
Sources:
https://www.instagram.com/p/C1y8vE8Nh7b/
https://www.instagram.com/p/C1zU0oFIZse/
https://t.me/army_tv/1152
https://t.me/ZOV_Voevoda/5412
https://suspilne.media/656130-na-vijni-zaginuv-23-ricnij-pilot-bojovogo-litaka-mig-29-vladislav-zalistovskij/
https://www.yahoo.com/news/ukrainian-pilot-blue-helmet-killed-143800188.html
Media:
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 14-Jan-2024 17:23 | Drone Insider | Added |
| 15-Jan-2024 08:27 | Anon. | Updated [Aircraft type] |
| 24-Feb-2024 10:06 | Anon. | Updated [Location, Source, Embed code, Narrative] |
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